Today's News

The St. Catharine College womens' soccer team has two wins on the season and both have come in convincing fashion. The 2-2 Patriots opened the 2010 campaign with an 11-0 rout of Ohio Christian. Then, after dropping the next two matches, the Patriots routed the visiting Berea College Mountaineers 8-0 Saturday.

“It was a good game to get everyone playing time,” said SCC head womens' coach Paul Patton. “We were able to dominate the play the entire game.”

The past week was a tough one for the Washington County volleyball team. The Commanderettes fell 2-0 (25-18, 26-24) to Bardstown on Sept. 9, and then lost to Marion, Taylor and LaRue counties during the Abraham Slam Jam at LaRue County over the weekend. Head coach Curt Scifres said while the freshman and JV squads are doing well, the varsity has been struggling lately.

It’s no wonder kids all over the county enjoy attending the annual kids’ day sponsored by the Cantuc Whistlers chapter of Quail Unlimited. Where else can you shoot BB guns, take archery practice, play tug-o-war and chase a greased pig?

At last count, more than 100 kids participated in the event that promotes safety while giving the youth a taste of the outdoors.

Members of the Blake Hoppes Youth Football League, plus any middle school football player in Washington County, can enjoy a free night of football this Friday when the Commanders host Lincoln County. All they have to do is wear their jersey to the game and they will receive free admission.

In last month’s Off the Hoof, I discussed the impact of heat stress on pregnancy rates. Heat stress reduces conception rate to 30-35 percent and can result in fetal loss during the early stages of pregnancy. Pregnancies can be lost between days 25-45 due to heat stress. Both of these factors lead to low pregnancy rates.

The week started on a positive note for the St. Catharine College volleyball team as they won at Midway College 3-2 last Tuesday. But the notes turned sour over the weekend at the Rumpke Invitational in Georgetown where Adam Stevenson’s team went 0-4.

“Yes, the competition was tough (in the tournament),” said Stevenson. “Cumberland (Tenn.) was 9-0 coming into the weekend and Union received votes for the top 25. Embry-Riddle (Fla.) was 13th in the nation.”

Washington County football is off to it’s best start in 13 years thanks to a 47-0 shutout win over the Taylor County Cardinals Friday night by the Commanders to improve their record to 3-0.

“The kids have done their homework,” said WC head coach Mark Perry. “They told me before the game, ‘Coach, it’s been 13 years since we’ve been 3-0 and we’re going 3-0 tonight.’ That’s their mind set, and this team is hungry to win.”

Most of the repair work on FEMA-approved road slide projects has been completed, according to Washington County Road Supervisor Albert Wimsatt. That is music to the ears of many students and parents who were inconvenienced by the re-routing of two school bus routes along Hardesty Road. The work was completed by King Crete Drilling, owned by Gary King of Beattyville, Ky.

The old youth football field behind the Washington County Board of Education building has sat dormant for decades, but thanks to a local businessman and permission from the school board, some new life is being given to the old field.

Washington County youth that participated in this year’s Kentucky State Fair were very successful in both competitions and being showcased for their past year’s accomplishments. Everyone who enters an exhibit looks forward to the opening day of the fair so they can check out the results and see what ribbon(s) they may have won. Washington County 4-H’ers were no exception and this year Ann Thomas Fallis continued the tradition with winning class champion with her second year leaf collection and Grand Champion Forestry project overall. All 4-H exhibits ente